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I recently acquired a tune-bot and I'm impressed. I'm still getting acquainted with it but so far I'm liking it. Some of my drums were close to suggested tunings and some were a lot different even though they sounded good. I was impressed with how evenly my lugs were tensioned though, tuning by...

My newest K Zildjian crash has a Turkish prefix before the serial number. I have searched some on the net and have only found vague information, like the statement that some K cymbals have the Turkish prefix 400. How many are some? Is there anything special except the prefix? Are they worth...

Well it finally happened, I broke an Ahead 5A stick playing the bell of my ride with the tip. It probably is very stressful using the tip on the bell and holding the stick at the butt end, not choking up on it. A whole lot of leverage going on there. It's time though, I bought this pair in 2021...

I played in a small Kansas town last weekend and spotted this in a window of their auditorium. Just thought I'd share it. I'm not sure why it's there. The 2nd picture is my kit that night.

New to me anyway. I bought a used 20" K custom dark ride today. I think I'm going to like it. This might be the first time in my life that I have all the same brand of cymbals on my kit, and I'm talking 50 + years. I've always had at least 1 Paiste or a Sabian or 2 in my setup. In recent years...

I didn't realize what a big difference the angle of the ride cymbal made until recently in regards to sound. It may be more so with the sticks and ride that I'm using, than with others I don't know. I have a 22 Paiste Giant beat with Ahead sticks stock tips and I normally keep the ride a sleight...

Has anyone else noticed the adds on Facebook saying GC is giving away Yamaha drumsets? I got to the end and it said I have won and it wanted to charge my credit card $13.89 or something like that. There's no way I'm putting my card # on something like that.

I recently picked up a wood Vickick beater and I'm wondering what others think about them. How you like them, which position do you use the most (radial or flat) and if in the radial position, is it wearing out the patch fast? I used it on one gig so far in the flat position but when I bought it...

I have one of these. They are great.

While cleaning my 22" AAX Omni I noticed some pinholes. It's 11 years old and they're on the back side. I bet they have always been there I just never noticed there before. I don't think they will turn into a crack or it would have happened before now. This might be the second time I've used a...

I think I may need to stop using these. I have a double speed Cobra with Trick Dominator beaters and a Remo Flam Slam patch. The beaters are wearing into the patch and flat spots are wearing into the beaters with noticeable vertical grooves. This is not good. I have some red wooden Danmar...

I've been thinking about if there is much difference in volume between the various hoops available using cross stick. The drum I use the most is a 6.5 BB with stock hoops. I've read that S hoops are louder but they don't work well with clamp on mics. I have a Yamaha aluminum cast but it's 8 lug...

Today while looking for an old cassette tape. I found 18 Modern drummer magazine sound supplements that came out of the magazines. Kind of like our cereal boxes used to have records on the back of them. Dave Weckle, Neal Peart, Greg Bissonette, Rod Morganstein, Andy Newmark, Peter Erskine...

I tried the M80 today on two snare drums both 6.5 X 14 . A black beauty and a yamy wood tour custom from late 80s. I'm a little disappointed. It should work great under a mic but with the wings pulled back it muffles just a touch more than I would like but it is pretty closeto what I like. I...

I recently bought a used Simmons drum amp and one of the mid range speakers has a tear about a half an inch long on the perimeter. Should I try to repair this with some kind of tape or something. Or is it even an issue since it doesn't bounce like woofer?

Well we made it back from Memphis Drum Shop, an 8hr drive. My son and I each picked up a new cymbal. That place has more cymbals than anywhere else that I know of. The people that helped us were all nice patient and helpful. I ended up buying one of the cymbals that I had picked out on...

My son Nackattack and I are heading to Memphis Drum shop Wed. a 7.5 hr. drive from Kansas. We're not sure what we are getting but I know it will be more than a tee shirt like the first time I stopped by there. I've been saving for this trip and 3 of my kids gave me early fathers day gift $$$$ so...

I have an 88 model Yamaha tour custom 6.5X14 yesterday I tried a 42 strand wire set, with several different batter heads and never did get a good sound. Today I put the Fatcat wires back on it and I like it much better. One thing I did not try was a low tuning with a zero ring on it. While I...

What's the deal with these sticks? $60 for a used pair, holy cow!!! I have a pair too. Anyone want to buy some sticks?

Recently I've been listening to crash rides online and settled on a Paiste Giant beat 22 but another one I debated about was the 20 inch sterling. I went back and forth between the two, I had enough $$$ saved for it but I just couldn't see spending $550. It's a beautiful pie though, maybe in the...